Online Contest:
Erase A Chalkboard
Online Division I - Ages 11 - 14 (Middle School)
Team Leader: Interrante
Team Members: 11
Invitations: 0
What we're studying:Engineering Design
Our Team Leader's favorite quote:"Just get it done!"
Why we think we should win:There are multiple reasons why our team should win the Rube Goldberg contest. We put in a lot of time, effort, and thought into this project. We faced many trial and errors over the past few weeks. However, we have come up with a Rube Goldberg machine that works well and uses the required number of steps to do the required action.
Suggestion for next year's challenge:1) Plant a seed
2) Poor milk into a cereal bowl
3) Knock down 10 bowling pins
4) Open a book
5) Crack an egg into a pan
6) Cut a loaf of bread
7) Peel a banana
8) Dial a phone
9) Open a drawer
10) Hit a golf ball into a hole
Our Step List
Step 1
Press button which turns toy hamster on and hamster moves.
Step 2
Toy hamster hits eraser
Step 3
Eraser hits dominoes
Step 4
Dominoes hit marble down tube
Step 5
Marble goes through plastic marble set
Step 6
Marble comes out the marble set and slides down wooden ramp
Step 7
Marble hits golf ball
Step 8
Golf ball hits dominoes which hits wooden blocks which hits book which hits box of staples which hits set of books.
Step 9
Final book is attached to a bucket with a string. It falls and drags the bucket with it.
Step 10
Bucket drags wet sponge across black board which erases it.
Our Close-ups: Photos
Our Close-ups: Favorite Step
Our Close-ups: Task Completion
Our Machine Explaination and Walkthrough
Our Machine Run Videos
